George Lucas Has an Art Museum

George Lucas Has an Art Museum

George Lucas owns an art museum. This surprising news caused a brief ripple in the art world when he first announced over a decade ago that he planned to build one. Many thought that if it ever came to fruition, it would be simply a novelty, a vanity project for a man...
When is Building an Enormous Museum a Bad Idea?

When is Building an Enormous Museum a Bad Idea?

This week, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel said that he intended to move forward on a plan to bring George Lucas’ museum to the city waterfront. It seems like a charming idea: a museum of narrative art—stories told through imagery, like movies—seems like a pleasant place...